110 thoughts on “Gem Miner, out now!”

this game is AWESOME!!! I have only bought a few things through the market because either A. I’m tired of getting screwed or B. The demo’s were enough to know I didn’t want to waste my money. But Gem Miner: Dig Deeper was the best $2.13 I spent. I look forward to a sequel or even updates to this game..great job!!!

Great game, I play it for hours every day, haha, that’s bad. It takes forever to get to the bottom! I have more than 12 lifts, large and small, its takes a while to get back to where I was mining. Can’t wait to get the gem, it will be an accomplishment for sure! I don’t know if i’m close, but I think you should add larger capacity bags, cause I’m already at the limit and have plenty of stamina left when done. Thanks again

Love the game so far, but I am a little disappointed in the endings. I purchased the full version Gem Miner: Dig Deeper and so far have finished both the low and medium difficulty levels (possible spoiler?) with practically identical ending results and experience between the two levels.

The free demo only includes the low difficultly level. Paying for the full version, Gem Miner: Dig Deeper, unlocks the medium and high levels. I would of thought that the progressively more difficult levels would as the name implies, allow you and require you to “Dig Deeper” to complete the level.

Is there a problem with my copy of the game on the medium level? Do I need to uninstall the demo for the full version to work properly? I don’t mind the money I paid for this game as it is worth it, but at this point I don’t plan on investing more time on the game at the high level if the difficulty levels don’t change the game and the game does not in fact allow you to “Dig Deeper”.

Just to be clear, the easy difficulty in the demo has a limited depth and no end – the full version easy mine is 5 times bigger. Harder difficulty levels have fewer gems and more rocks. All levels are randomly generated each time you start a new mine.

Still confused here. (*spoiler*) Is there more to “completing” a level than finding the 100K rock? I have now “finished” all three levels with identical results and no easter egg that I saw. When I completed the hard level it suggested that I try a harder level (isn’t that the hardest level?). What am I missing here? Is there more game play than finding the big gem at the mines bottom center of each level?

That’s it for now and it is a bit dry in that sense. See the thread on Android Forums on the game. I’d like to see a lot of different approaches. It’s a nice game with a lot of potential and it’s my favorite game on the phone right now. It still should evolve.

Would you consider getting a free forum setup? That would allow your users to get together and compare notes and fill in the gaps regarding documentation. We could also more easily dialog and share input on features, strategies, etc.

If I’m not mistaken, I believe the drill works with less effort than the pick so your dude uses less stamina to break rocks. I’ve only tried the cheapest drill and I found it to be a little more time intensive to break rocks. I ended up opting to keep upgrading the picks instead, but perhaps others can comment if they have tried upgraded drills.

Once you get the second drill ($3000) it not only uses no stamina, it drills through plain rock and most ores/gems in one tap. The first drill is kinda slow (easy to get crused by falling rock if you don’t use a support…can’t crack the next rock fast enough) but it too uses no stamina. Once you upgrade the drill, you won’t go back to the pick…

I’m not sure if I’d find enjoyment in scavenging ladders to sell back to the store (its Gem Miner, not Ladder Hoarder), but perhaps allowing the ability to pick up and move a single ladder at a time would add something to the game. There might be some additional puzzle solving skills involved in moving ladders individually while not getting yourself into too dangerous of a position or in a situation you can’t get out of.

i love the game 2 very frustrating things though,
1) It does not pause when a text message is recieved from handcent, I have lost lives under a falling bolder due to this :-)
2)it force Closes when Handcent quick reply is being used.

Will you please make a version of the game for the pc or one of the game systems like ds or the wii? Or could you make another game similar to this game but with different items? I beat the game on all levels and slots and I cant find another game like this one. Is there another game like this? Thanks

Make sure you enable the tutorial when you first start a game. If you are unable to dig, check you haven’t accidently tapped in the bottom right – if the pickaxe has a red circle around it, it means it has been disabled – tap again to enable it.

I had the full version of this game on my old phone (a rooted HTC magic with AT&T in America). I got my new at&t compatible Nexus One today… for some reason I can’t find the full version of this game in the market…

As many have mentioned before I too love this game. I play it way more then I should. A PC or Flash version of this game would be the best. Maybe one where the map and the mine (and maybe even the inventory) were displayed at the same time. I spend a lot of time opening up the map. Great job on this game.

P.S. I saw on the main page a note about closed beta testing. I do beta testing at the company I work for. How can I become a tester for you.

I have already burned hours of my life away on this game – as have much of my family… its like a tetris addiction! Oddly though, I bought the saw so I could reuse ladders and supports but it does not work for me – its not in my inventory, no short cuts seem to work and no matter much tapping I do, I cycle only through the pick and the drill. Is there a help guide? Something to explain how each thing works?

I cannot find this game in my android apps! I only have the original gem miner, can you please help me to understand where to find the upgraded gem miner? I love this game! It is the best app so far! And I really want to purchase the full version of dig deeper. Thank You.

Once purchased, the drill can be selected by tapping on the pickaxe icon at the bottom right. It is similar to the pickaxe, but does not use as much stamina when used. The first drill you buy will likely be less powerul than your current pickaxe, but when upgraded it can become much more powerful.

I’ve been playing it today and it’s pretty adictive! Reminds me of Infiniminer and Minecraft but in 2D.

It still doesn’t have co-op? D:
And… Can I translate it so the translation is included with the game in the Market? It doesn’t have a lot of text, but it would be useful for the challenges, for example.